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Category Archives: The state of the economy

RTX and Third Quarter GDP

RTX and Third Quarter GDP

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Tony Lima

y hypothesis was that U.S. aid to Ukraine was recycled as purchases of U.S. weapons.  This is part 2 of my discussion of third quarter GDP. Continue Reading →

Posted in Economic Data, The state of the economy | Tagged featured, raytheon, raytheon missiles & space, rtx, third quarter gdp
Third quarter GDP

Third Quarter GDP

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Tony Lima

There’s a good chance that a lot of the increase in third quarter GDP was caused by U.S. government spending, specifically foreign aid. Continue Reading →

Posted in Economic Data, The state of the economy | Tagged adding up gdp, advance estimate, featured, gdp, government spending, inventory change, third quarter, Ukraine
Inflation expectations term structure measuring expected inflation

Measuring Expected Inflation

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Tony Lima

Current inflation news including calculating expected inflation, the yield curve, and the term structure of expected inflation. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, The state of the economy | Tagged featured, inflation, term structure, term structure of expected inflation, yield curve
Is There Inflation In Our Future Economic Forecasts

Is There Inflation in Our Future?

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Tony Lima

All signs point to higher inflation starting soon. Current and planned economic policies will cause inflation to move even higher after 2022. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, The state of the economy | Tagged economic forecast, featured, inflation

A Warning From Megan McArdle About Multi-Level Marketing

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Tony Lima

Businesses are failing rapidly.  If you’re tempted to sign up for schemes that advertise, “Work from home, make a zillion dollars,” read this. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, The state of the economy | Tagged featured, McArdle, multi-level marketing, Ponzi, work from home
Casey Mulligan

Casey Mulligan on School Reopening

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Tony Lima

He recently published a Twitter thread about school reopening.  Read carefully.  Then ask yourself if the camp should have closed the sailing school at all. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, The state of the economy | Tagged Casey Mulligan, covid, featured, school reopening
US GDP by state featured The Myth of Donor States

The Myth of Donor States

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Tony Lima

So no more about “donor states.” When any state gives up national defense they can talk about being a donor state. Until then they can sit down and shut up Continue Reading →

Posted in Economic policy, The state of the economy | Tagged donor states, featured, national defense, public goods
Why US GDP Fell By 4.8 Percent in 2020 Q1

Why US GDP Fell By 4.8 Percent in 2020 Q1

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Tony Lima

US GDP decreased 4.8 percent in 2020:I. Personal consumption spending fell by 7.78% compared to the previous quarter with spending on services decreasing a whopping 10.63%. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, The state of the economy | Tagged COVID-19, featured, gdp, US economy
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Testing Does Not Confer Immunity

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Tony Lima

Testing does not confer immunity. Test negative today, you might be infected tomorrow. False positives mean some people who go back to work will die. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, The state of the economy | Tagged COVID-19.testing, featured, immunity
Nicole Kaeding Ms. Kaeding Tells You Why Your Tax Refund is Smaller Than Usual This Year

Nicole Kaeding Tells You Why Your Tax Refund is Smaller Than Usual This Year

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Tony Lima

Screaming headlines have appeared all over the mainstream media. Here’s the Washington Post: A quick search on the Post website includes two articles from Bloomberg: Nicole Kaeding is Director of Continue Reading →

Posted in Media Stupidity, The state of the economy | Tagged featured, Kaeding, tax refund

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